Tag: phase space

  • Phase space, ensemble and Liouville’s theorem

    Phase space, ensemble and Liouville’s theorem

    Phase space, Ensemble and Liouville’s theorem. Topics covered in this lecture a. Ensemble and average — thermodynamic systems b. Phase space — a classical system c. Liouville’s theorem Ensemble and average in thermodynamic systems For a given “macrostate” (N, V, E) a statistical system, at any instant of time, t, is likely to be found in any one…